Episode Report Card Potes: B- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT All Hail the Queen
By Potes | Season 18 | Episode 12 | Aired on 05.30.2012
Laura tries to pull herself together, but at some point starts feeling very weak and faint. Jez notes that the pressure is getting to Laura, but tells her to remember that they're just taking photos and it's a fun thing. Laura does not look like she's having one bit of fun. As he gives her some direction, Laura starts shaking and sweating and is feeling generally quite sick. Jez tells her to take five, and talks very gently to her to calm her down as she says she's feeling very weird. She's quite embarrassed, and tells us that this is something that she's never before experienced. Laura finishes out the shoot, and Jez is impressed that she manages to come up with some great shots even though she was seriously struggling. Laura walks outside, and we close in on her as things become more dire. She's shaking and having trouble breathing, her vision is blurring and her chest is tightening. Jay comes over to her, and Laura is in such a state that she can't even talk. She lays down on the ground, shaking, and Jay calls for the medic as he tells us that he doesn't know what's triggered this reaction, but it's so severe that she has to go to the hospital. As we see Laura being taken away in a van, we head to commercials.
When we return, Laura is still in the van to the hospital, and rightly worries that she's not going to be able to finish her Cover Girl commercial. Jay tells Sophie what's happening with Laura as she shows up to shoot her print ad. Sophie is of course concerned, but keeps her eyes on the prize and knows that she has to get a good shot. She is her usual delightful self, and Jez tells her that the whole thing was fabulous. Jay confirms that they're not going to be able to shoot Laura that day, and doesn't know if they'll be able to get a commercial at all.
We cut to the MGM penthouse, where Laura has returned home from the hospital. She Skypes her parents and tells them that she was diagnosed as having a panic attack. Laura had never had a panic attack before, and of course it was quite scary. She's feeling better now, though, and says that once she gets some sleep she's going to go back to kicking ass. In case you were wondering, her parents don't sound drunk on the phone. Sophie returns home and gives Laura a big hug. She relates to what Laura has gone through, given her own panic incident when she had to stand on the rim of the Macau Tower. Though Sophie remains competitive, she actually likes Laura and so wants her to come through this and get back to her normal, orgasm-obsessed self.